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Recent Examples of ten-speed
Paired with the six-speed manual, the CT5-V Blackwing is capable of reaching 60 mph from rest in 3.6 seconds; opting for the ten-speed automatic reduces this figure by two-tenths of a second.
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Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2025
Passing power is readily available and the ten-speed is amenable to being flattened when trying to hit a closing gap in traffic.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
That means the only propulsion option is the 3.5-liter twin-turbo V6 with 440-hp and the ten-speed automatic transmission.
—Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2024
In the case of cars, Ford ended up being better in ten-speed transmissions, GM in nine-speed transmissions.
—Harvard Business Review, 17 July 2024
Modest numbers for a 4,500-pound hauler, but Honda engineers tuned the ten-speed automatic to provide the best reflexes.
—Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver, 22 Aug. 2023
Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2025
Passing power is readily available and the ten-speed is amenable to being flattened when trying to hit a closing gap in traffic.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
That means the only propulsion option is the 3.5-liter twin-turbo V6 with 440-hp and the ten-speed automatic transmission.
—Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2024
In the case of cars, Ford ended up being better in ten-speed transmissions, GM in nine-speed transmissions.
—Harvard Business Review, 17 July 2024
Modest numbers for a 4,500-pound hauler, but Honda engineers tuned the ten-speed automatic to provide the best reflexes.
—Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver, 22 Aug. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ten-speed
Noun
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Hop aboard the chairlift for a scenic ride into the canopy, whisk down the slopes on a mountain bike, or sit by the campfire to warm up on those cool fall nights.—
Dave Parfitt,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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Bent Creek Experimental Forest Bent Creek Experimental Forest, which sits in the Pisgah Ranger District, is the closest section of Pisgah National Forest to downtown Asheville, and has more than 20 miles of trail that locals and visitors flock to for mountain bike rides and trail runs.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Jornet’s adventure, dubbed States of Elevation, involves climbing all the 14,000-foot peaks in the Lower 48 and traveling between them by foot and bicycle.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
30 Sep. 2025
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Police interviewed two children who were riding bicycles behind the house.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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New signals, crosswalks and bike infrastructure could be complete by 2026.—
Leo Bertucci,
Louisville Courier Journal,
5 Oct. 2025
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Her nephew was learning to ride a bike.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The concept of a tandem bicycle for two riders goes back almost as far in history as the bicycle itself.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
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Ben and Jaime are forced to steal a dorky, cherry red tandem bicycle, not a fancy automobile.—
Courtney Howard,
Variety,
6 Dec. 2024
Noun
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My next bike, the red-and-yellow Big Wheel, had a lot in common with a velocipede known as the penny-farthing, which was invented in the eighteen-seventies.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
23 May 2022
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Oakland Pedal Tours offers free velocipede shuttles between breweries, which are also within walking distance.—
Lisa Herendeen,
The Mercury News,
9 Sep. 2019
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“Ten-speed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ten-speed. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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